Photos: Never Forgotten 9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
More than 800 people participated in the 2015 9/11 Tower Challenge at Arizona Stadium, which honors those first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Proceeds benefit the The 100 Club of Arizona and Arizona Fisher House.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Tucson firefighters climb the 2071 steps in the west bleachers of the stadium during the 2015 911 Tower Challenge in Tucson, AZ. The event honors those first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
More than 800 people participated in the 2015 911 Tower Challenge in Tucson, AZ The event honors those first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. There were 110 floors, 2071 steps in the Twin Towers and you can take the challenge of climbing all 110 floors, all 2071 steps. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Lucas Gabbard of the Tucson Police Department Bomb Squad gets help from his wife Terry Hayward as he suits up to climb 2071 steps at the University of Arizona football stadium during the 2015 911 Tower Challenge in Tucson, AZ Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
More than 800 people participated in the 2015 911 Tower Challenge at the University of Arizona football stadium in Tucson, AZ. The event honors those first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. To commemorate the 2071 steps in the Twin Towers participants made four complete circuits up and down the stairs in the west bleachers of the stadium. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Tucson firefighters climbed in full gear during the 2015 911 Tower Challenge in Tucson, AZ. The event honors those first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Members of the the UA ROTC ran the distance during the 2015 911 Tower Challenge in Tucson, AZ. The event honors those first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Firefighters pass the photo of New York firefighter Michael Fiore, Rescue 5, 46, End of Watch 9/11/01, during the 2015 911 Tower Challenge in Tucson, AZ. Photos of all the first responders who died on 9/11 were posted throughout the stadium seats and fences. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
First responders, families and military join to conquer the steps during the 2015 911 Tower Challenge in Tucson, AZ The event honors those first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Linda Thursby, whose husband was in the Navy Reserves, takes a break during the 2015 911 Tower Challenge in Tucson, AZ The event honors those first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
911 Tower Challenge volunteers encourage participants as they make their way through the Ubiversiy of Arizona Football bleachers in Tucson, AZ The event honors those first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
More than 800 people participated in the 2015 911 Tower Challenge in Tucson, AZ The event honors those first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Volunteer Alyssa Mattus, whose dad Donald Mattus is with DPS, hands out water during the 2015 911 Tower Challenge at the University of Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
A firefighter works his way through the 2071 steps during the 2015 911 Tower Challenge at the University of Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Probationary firefighter Mark West kisses his daughter during the 2015 911 Tower Challenge in Tucson, AZ The event honors those first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. There were 110 floors, 2071 steps in the Twin Towers and you can take the challenge of climbing all 110 floors, all 2071 steps. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Plenty of American flags were on hand during the 9/11 Tower Challenge at the UA Stadium, Sept. 11, 2015. Photo by David Sanders/TEP.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Jennifer Crawford leads a group of employees up the UA Stadium stairs during the 9/11 Tower Challenge, Sept. 11, 2015. Photo by David Sanders/TEP.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Shea-Lynn Fernald cries as she listens to audio tape from first responders during the actual 9/11. Photo by David Sanders/TEP.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Don Livingstone, facing camera, was once a Ventura, CA firefighter, hugs TEP’s Wendy Erica Werden at the 9/11 Tower Challenge at the UA Stadium, Sept. 11, 2015. Photo by David Sanders/TEP.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
A firefighter rests his during the 2015 911 Tower Challenge at the University of Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson
Christian Chavez, from Davis-Monthan rests following the 2015 911 Tower Challenge in Tucson, AZ. Photo taken Friday, September 11, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Since 2014, thousands of first responders, military members, and their families have attended the annual 9/11 Tower Challenge in Tucson to pay tribute to the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.